notepad++ Debugging PHP with DBGP

1. Use Phpinfo (); View PHP version information

2. Configure Xdebug

2.1 According to PHP version information, download the corresponding xdebug.

2.2 Place the downloaded Php_xdebug-2.1.2-5.3-vc6.dll file in the Ext directory under the PHP installation directory.

2.3 Add the following configuration in php.ini:

 
[xdebug]
zend_extension = "D:/LAMP/PHP535/ext/php_xdebug-2.1.2-5.3-vc6.dll"
xdebug.remote_enable=1
xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
xdebug.remote_host=127.0.0.1
xdebug.remote_port=9000
xdebug.remote_mode=req
xdebug.idekey=matas
xdebug.remote_log="d:\temp\xdebug\xdebug.log"
xdebug.show_exception_trace=0
xdebug.show_local_vars=9
xdebug.show_mem_delta=0
xdebug.trace_format=0
xdebug.profiler_enable  = 1
xdebug.profiler_output_dir ="d:\temp\xdebug"

2.4 Restart the Apache server via Phpinfo () and see if there are any Xdebug related output information.

3. Configuring the DBGP Plugin

3.1 Download the latest version of the DBGP plugin https://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-plugins/files/DBGP%20Plugin/

3.2 Copy the extracted DLL files to the plugins directory in the notepad++ installation directory and reopen the notepad++.

3.3 In the "Plugins" menu bar will appear dbgp submenu, select Config, enter the configuration.

The IDE KEY is the same as the Xdebug.idekey configuration in php.ini.

3.4 Opening the plugin->dbgp->debugger

Clicking on the red dot adds a breakpoint to the line where the cursor is located.

3.5 Add after the URL of the page you want to debug? Xdebug_session_start=session_name

Example: HTTP://LOCALHOST/TEST.PHP?XDEBUG_SESSION_START=ABCD

Reference: http://thecancerus.com/debugging-php-using-xdebug-and-notepad-part-i/

notepad++ Debugging PHP with DBGP